Core Insight:
According to Osho, people praise the dead because rivalry dies with them—there’s no duel left, so even enemies speak kindly. Beneath the niceties lies an old fear: the dead might return as unsettling forces, so we mask anxiety with reverence, calling them ‘heavenly.’ Like invoking Ganesha first or blessing a bridegroom, posthumous praise placates trouble; it’s social self-protection, not honest appraisal.